Observation of neutrons with a Gadolinium doped water Cherenkov detector

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 607, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 616-619

  Dazeley, S ^a   Bernstein, A ^a   Bowden, N S ^a   Svoboda, R ^a,b  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gadolinium; Neutron capture; Neutron detector; Water Cherenkov

Indexed keywords

CHERENKOV; CHERENKOV LIGHT; DETECTION APPROACH; DETECTOR MEDIUM; FISSILE MATERIALS; GAMMA RAY INTERACTIONS; GAMMA-RAY DETECTION; HIGH ENERGY; INTRINSIC EFFICIENCY; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW COSTS; NEUTRON CAPTURE; NUCLEAR MATERIAL MONITORING; POWERFUL INDICATORS; SOLID ANGLE; SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIALS; TIME CORRELATIONS; WATER CHERENKOV DETECTORS;

CERENKOV COUNTERS; DETECTORS; GADOLINIUM; NEUTRON DETECTORS; NEUTRONS; PLUTONIUM; RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; STARS;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 67651184105     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2009.03.256     Document Type: Article

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